Jacobson recalled all the times the two spent time together. "He was fun, he was just fun," Jacobson said.

"I'm grateful beyond words for the time I had at Channel 5, but Chet and Dick and Mike Lynch and me had a relationship that, professionally and personally, that is God's gift, so we're all sad tonight, but we're grateful for having had each other," Jacobson said.

"This was not a man who cared about awards or statues or things that others judge their talent by," former WCVB anchor Susan Wornick said. "Dick judged himself by his family, and the things he was most proud of: his sons and wife."

"The things that were important to Dick came from his heart. Yes, he was a scientist... but he was warm and he was loving to the people around him," Wornick said.

"This is a very difficult loss, both for me on a personal level, and of course for Dick's family, the Channel 5 family and all the viewers that loved and adored him," Chief Meteorologist Harvey Leonard said.

"He had a tremendous passion for weather, for people, for his family and had a unique but geniune way of presenting the weather that all of us loved so much," Leonard said. "We'll always remember and definitely miss him."

Leonard worked alongside Albert for six-and-a-half years.

"The first month we worked together, I fell of my chair in the weather center five times, laughing so hard," Leonard said. "He was so funny, but he wasn't trying to be funny. He was one-of-a-kind for sure."

"Dick Albert was a dear friend, a wonderful meteorologist who guided New England through years of weather and most important to him, a devoted husband and father," Candy Altman, former WCVB News Director and now Vice President of News for the Hearst Corporation said. "Our hearts go out to Mary Ann, Marc, Matt and their families at this difficult time."

“Everyone at WCVB is heartbroken by the passing of our very dear friend and esteemed colleague, Dick Albert,” said Bill Fine, WCVB President and General Manager. “’Dickie,’ as he was affectionately referred to by his countless friends and fans, was an outstanding meteorologist and the expert who our community turned to for critical weather information for more than thirty years. He was widely acknowledged as the ‘dean’ of New England weather…and rightfully so. His love for and dedication to weather was surpassed only by his love and dedication to his wonderful family; his wife Mary Ann, their sons Marc and Matt, and their families. We send our deepest sympathy, prayers, and much love to the Albert family, and Dick will be forever in our hearts and memories.”

Before being hired at Channel 5, Albert was the principal meteorologist at KOA-TV, now KCNC-TV in Denver, for two years. He served for one year at KRON-TV, San Francisco, where he described the weather as "boring" when compared to New England's "fickle" climate.

He also served as a forecaster for the U.S. Air Force before taking his first broadcasting job with KOB-TV in Albuquerque, N.M.

Albert received many accolades in his storied career, including multiple regional Emmys. He was recognized with the prestigious Silver Circle Award for Lifetime Achievement by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2004.

Albert was voted the second most popular weathercaster in the nation by "Television/Radio Age" in 1987. His work contributed to countless station-wide honors, including Associated Press, RTNDA Edward R. Murrow and National Headliner Awards.